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Resources

Pressure Ulcers

The information contained in these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of the Partnership for Patients, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, The United States Department of Health and Human Services, nor the United States government.

A comprehensive update of a previous guideline by the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, designed to assist clinicians by providing an analytical framework for the evaluation and treatment of patients.

The project is intended to improve nursing home care. The focus is on prevention and timely treatment during routine care. The program has been expanded to include new tools to document pressure ulcer healing and treatments and reports to help monitor the healing process.

Quick reference table to find a mentor hospital for pressure ulcer prevention with demographics similar to the searcher’s. The organizations on the IHI Mentor Registry have volunteered to provide support, advice, clinical expertise, and tips to hospitals seeking help with their implementation efforts.

The Minnesota Hospital Association is conducting a “SAFE SKIN” initiative aimed at preventing serious pressure ulcers in hospital patients. It includes resources of best clinical practices and a special tool kit of information.

PatientCareLink is a joint effort of theMassachusetts Hospital Associationand the Organization of Nurse Leaders to develop programs/initiatives in pressure ulcer prevention that focus on initial risk assessment, and then reassessments of patients, followed by a multi-pronged approach to preventing pressure ulcers in high risk patients. The program/initiatives include the involvement of wound and skin specialists to provide patient consultation and staff education.

Information contained in the WOCN® Society’s Library has been developed and researched by leaders in the field of WOC care and often undergo an extensive content validation process to secure best practice standards. Accessible in the Public Library:

Consensus Paper from the International Expert Wound Care Advisory Panel. An examination of how the October 2008 changes in Medicare payment practice provided a compelling reason to review pressure ulcer prevention strategies.